As of 9:00 a.m. Wednesday morning, Colorado City voters were almost in a dead heat on measure 5A which would allow the Colorado City Metro District to collect, retain, and spend all revenues in fiscal year 2017 and thereafter bypassing the state TABOR laws. The last count showed 279 for the measure and 280 against.

In measure 5B, allowing the taxation of unprocessed retail marijuana at a retail manufacturing facility, Colorado City voters were definite - voting for the measure 366-195. There are a few ballots to be counted.

Pueblo County was voting against the Jail and Treatment Facility (1A) 16258 for and 18,920 against. On the other side of the law enforcement spectrum the City of Pueblo was voting in favor of additional police 13,752-7,544. Measure 300, for police and youth oriented programs was losing 10,641-11,258.

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